September 14, 2023/DAI Magister Written by Omar Makkawy, Analyst at DAI Magister Investors are steering clear of Africa’s non-bank lending sector amid prevailing macroeconomic conditions marked by high interest rates and slowing growth. However, pockets of opportunities with compelling risk-adjusted returns remain within productive asset-backed financing. Africa’s non-bank lending sector is multifaceted, encompassing […]
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Fall Outs of the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference
September 14, 2023/CSL Research President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was able to secure a pledge of investments worth US$14bn from Indian private investors and the Indian government at the Nigeria-India presidential roundtable and conference. These pledges are to be invested in the energy, petrochemical and steel sectors. One of the major […]
Global Debt Is Returning to its Rising Trend
(Credit: Chun Han/iStock by Getty Images) September 13, 2023/IMFBlog By Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, and Jiae Yoo The global debt burden retreated for the second year in a row, even though it remains above its already-high pre-pandemic level, according to the latest update of our Global Debt Database. The total debt stood at 238 […]
